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The Chicago Bears went with experience when they hired John Fox on Friday to help restore the franchise to respectability. On Monday at Halas Hall, Fox was introduced as the franchise's 15th head coach and the first in club history with previous experience as a head coach for another team. It has been 21 days since the Bears fired general manager Phil Emery, coach Marc Trestman and offensive coordinator Aaron Kromer the day after their 5-11 campaign mercifully ended. Since then, chairman George McCaskey and team president Ted Phillips have forged a new direction by hiring general manager Ryan Pace and, eight days later, Fox. On Monday, Fox said he was "looking forward...

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Brad Biggs: A fascinating offseason is ahead for the Bears with more than half of the roster coming out of contract. GM Phil Emery has some heavy lifting to do in the months ahead and it's going to be very interesting to follow.

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The Chicago Bears went with experience when they hired John Fox on Friday to help restore the franchise to respectability. On Monday at Halas Hall, Fox was introduced as the franchise's 15th head coach and the first in club history with previous...

When Marc Trestman ran onto the field at Metropolitan Stadium for the first time as a Vikings rookie free-agent defensive back in the 1978 preseason opener, emotion overcame the Minneapolis native.
Trestman made eye contact with his proud dad, Jerry, who...

Ten thoughts after the Chicago Bears’ season ended Sunday with a 13-9 loss to the Minnesota Vikings at TCF Bank Stadium, the eighth loss in the last 10 games and likely the end of the Marc Trestman era.
1. Has Marc Trestman been using the wrong message...

MINNEAPOLIS — Four men in navy blazers, presumably armed and humorless, stood Sunday outside the door to the visiting owner's suite adjacent to the press box at TCF Bank Stadium.
Talk about guarding the McCaskey family secrets.
But the Bears could...

I have no idea what George McCaskey will say Monday, if he even shows up, that is. Who knows with the way the Lake Forest clown college is run.
I mean, the Bears might not be doing anything about this death spiral of a season until Tuesday or later....

Finally, a McCaskey who knows enough to be embarrassed.
Finally, a McCaskey who might care more about winning than counting pennies.
Finally, a McCaskey who might have a backbone and brains.
Finally, the Bears are starting to look like a big-boy NFL...

The Bears hired Phil Emery to be their general manager in January 2012. But after a rocky three-year tenure, Emery has been relieved of those duties. Here's a quick look back on the key moments of his stint as GM.
KEY COACHING MOVES
•To some, Emery's...

MINNEAPOLIS — Chicago Bears general manager Phil Emery is preparing for business as usual Monday after the Bears conclude their disappointing season Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings. During an interview on the WBBM-FM (105.9) pregame show Sunday,...

The Bears could feel marginally better about their bleak situation if the guy with the title of offensive coordinator was actually the one calling the plays.
That would provide Marc Trestman with a fall guy.
But Aaron Kromer, spared for the time...

While Jay Cutler answered questions about his future Thursday, it was impossible to ignore the contrast with the past.
In January, he sat in the same seat, clad in a blue suit and a tie, and he accepted his crown as the Bears' franchise quarterback. With...

The clock is ticking. And the Bears know it.
When the plume of smoke finally lifted from Black Monday last week, five head coaching positions and two general manager jobs had opened. The Bears joined the Jets as the only teams with both vacancies. And...

The Bears are in disarray at the end of coach Marc Trestman's second season and general manager Phil Emery's third. At 5-10, they must beat the Vikings on the road Sunday to avoid their worst record since 2004 — but their problems are deeper than that.
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It’s easy to see why the Bears would consider hiring Mike Shanahan as their next coach if they make a change after the season.
Quarterback Jay Cutler’s contract guarantees him $31.5 million through 2016, so a willingness to work with Cutler could be a...

Black Monday is in the books, and four NFL coaches are heading off the books.Within 24 hours of the regular season concluding, four coaches and two general managers were dismissed by teams in the East, West, North and South.For the New York Jets, Rex is...

Ryan Pace hit the ground asking questions as general manager, trying to get a sense for how Todd Bowles would fit as the next coach of the Bears.
Thirty minutes into his position as head man of all football operations at Halas Hall, Pace walked into...

Bears general manager Ryan Pace has begun shaking up the personnel department in his first week on the job.
Kevin Turks, the team’s director of pro personnel for the last two seasons, was let go Monday. He had been with the team since 2001.
Pace came to...

Once you get through all the words spoken at the Bears' "Black Monday" news conference, you get the feeling the Bears are doing more of the same.
More of the same firings and hirings. More of the same business structure. More of the same...

When Bears offensive coordinator Aaron Kromer stood up in a meeting Monday at Halas Hall to issue an unexpected and emotional confession, his players admittedly were taken aback.
Surprised. Confused. Not fully certain what was weighing so heavily on...

There’s only one good thing you can say about the Chicago Bears’ Week 15: It’s over.
The Bears followed their in-house drama with another flat offensive performance in a 31-15 loss to the Saints, their third straight nationally televised defeat.
Here...

On an unprecedented day of upheaval at Halas Hall, Chicago learned this about their beloved Bears: Don't make Virginia McCaskey mad.
The terrible 5-11 team coached by Marc Trestman and assembled by Phil Emery pushed Mrs. McCaskey to the brink and...